By DANIEL KITTREDGE Single-use plastic bags may be on their way out in Cranston. Two members of the City Council - Ward 5 Republican Chris Paplauskas and Ward 3 Democrat John Donegan - have announced plans to submit an ordinance that would ban the use of more

A former employee of Ross-Simons Jewelers has been charged with embezzlement in connection with the theft of more than $222,000 in jewelry, according to Cranston Police. Yanill C. Taveras, 26, of … more

DOMESTIC CHARGES On Feb. 4 at 10:57 a.m., police arrested Marielys Gonzalez, 21, 192 Farmington Ave., Cranston, on charges of domestic assault, domestic vandalism and domestic disorderly. On Feb. 4 at 10:57 a.m., police arrested Arialdi Gonzalez Matias, more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE A new legislative proposal has reignited debate over panhandling in the Ocean State. Rhode Island House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Charlene Lima (D-Dist. 14, Cranston) last week introduced House Bill 5330, which would impose more

By ETHAN HARTLEY A classic New England joke advises that if you don't like the weather, one simply has to wait a minute for different weather to occur. Anecdotally speaking, Rhode Islanders are well aware of the region's seemingly moody nature. Sometimes more

By JEN COWART Roughly a decade after winning Teacher of the Year honors, Cranston resident Maryann Crudale has been named the state's First-Year Principal of the Year by the Rhode Island Association of School Principals, or RIASP. Crudale currently more

By PAM SCHIFF During any election cycle, it is common practice for candidates to make promises to their prospective constituents. The two newest members of the Cranston City Council - Ward 1's Lammis Vargas and Ward 3's John Donegan, both Democrats - more

A $320,290 grant from The Champlin Foundation will fund “comprehensive renovations” to the downstairs level of the William Hall Library, the Cranston Public Library has announced. “This new … more

EMBEZZLEMENT On Jan. 31 at 6:15 p.m., police arrested Yanil Taveras, 26, 148 River Ave., Providence, on a charge of embezzlement. Police say Taveras was arrested after an investigation. DUI On Feb. 2 at 4:10 a.m., police arrested Santiago Martinez, 42, more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE Two years from now, for the first time in more than a decade, the mayor's office will have a new occupant. But while he has entered the final stretch of his administration, Mayor Allan Fung says he has no plans to slow down. All I'm" more